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R1R then. These don’t have a good step in feel and walking is underwhelming, but as soon as you hit a running stride… perfect.

Mount to coast R1 and nothing else has come close. It’s not a super fun shoe, it’s a “wow, did I really just run 20 miles? I feel great” shoe. Which is 100% what I want in a dedicated long run shoe.

I went through a lot of shoes looking for this one. Many were okay, none were great. I finally let my running shoe store talk me into the Mount to Coast R1. Perfect.

The Mach 6 is good for me up to about 8 miles, then they get a little pinchy. I can do big miles in the Ride 18 comfortably to about 15 miles or so. I personally hate max cushion shoes. They are too soft and I get Achilles tendinitis from them, and my feet get fatigued. My current favorite long run shoe and the only shoe in my rotation is instantly replace with the same exact one if I lost it is the Mount to Coast R1. For reference I run 50 to 60mpw, easy pace around 9:15. current rotation: Daily - ride18 mostly, the Mach 6 and New Balance Rebel v4 get some action Tempo and intervals - Endorphin speed 5, sometimes the mach6 for short (less than 8 mile) runs Long - M2C R1 Shoes I tried and hated: Novablast5, NB FF More V4, NB 1080v14, Ghost Max (Version 1), Triumph 23. The glycerin max didn’t wow me, but I didn’t instantly hate them. I didn’t like them enough to run in them more than once

I personally love the 2. One of my all time favorite shoes. But I prefer a firmer shoe. Not a fan of the SB3. My absolute favorite shoe right now is the Mount to Coast R1

I’d recommend the R1. By far my favorite road shoe. At any pace, except maybe really short max effort intervals

The R1 is my favorite shoe I’ve ever worn, at any pace, for any duration. I’m going to get a pair of these for a “trail” marathon. It’s just well maintained gravel roads, no actual trail running/technical stuff. The R1 DOES NOT bottom out. Mile 20 feels the same as mile one for me. Never experienced this in any shoe I’ve worn. Closest was the asics superblast 2, but it’s not even that close.

My HM PR (1:41) is in the mountains to coast R1. And that was a long Fartlek run, not even a race. I love this shoe. Definitely worth looking into.

I’d highly recommend the Mount to coast H1 or T1, and recommend it a lot. Most people ignore these recommendations because the shoe is not widely known/reviewed. But people that have them swear by them. The R1 is hands down my favorite shoe of all time. Some running stores stock these, if so try on a pair.

I’ve just purchased my first pair of Mount to Coast R1 running shoes. They’re built for ultra marathons. So far, I love them

I personally love Hoka Mach or Saucony PWR Run. I always size up (half to full size) than my normal shoe size as your feet tend to swell during runs. Everyone raves about Brooks but their shoes gave my shin splints and didn’t provide support. I recently discovered Mount to Coast R1 shoes and I LOVE them

Mount to Coast R1. I know it's been mentioned by others, but I have done 4 different 50k races, one 100k, and a lot of long runs, including back-to-back long runs, in these shoes. I have never had an issue with them and would choose them over any other shoe in the closet for an ultra-distance road effort.

I adore Mount to Coast, but they are not available in the EU unfortunately.

\+update: i ordered Mount to Coast R1.

I had a pretty good first run in them. The tempo was between 4:50 - 5:20 min/km, but didn’t feel like they are heavy shoes. Compared to my Puma Magmax these are lightweight. Plenty of room for the toes. It was easy to speed up in them.

I had EVO SL and I loved it. This R1 gave similar sensation, though not as squishy and a little bit heavier, but i loved this one as well. Im going to have a 100 km race in 3 weeks and I feel like we will be friends with the R1

This question came right on time. I got them delivered today. Im going to have an hour run shortly, i'll give you a feedback.

My recommendation isn't budget friendly if you look at it as just one pair of shoes. However, these shoes have lasted me 500 miles so far and still offer support and energy return. I use them for everything except track work. The Mount to Coast R1 is absolutely amazing and will last you for what seems like forever. They're $150 but if you're wearing them for 2 years before needing a replacement, I'd call that a good purchase.

The benefits of carbon shoes are really not worth it for someone who isn't well sub-3:00. I trained for a marathon last year wearing TYR SR-1 Tempo shoes for 90% of my mileage. They were ok. This year I'm running about twice as many miles per week training for a 50-miler and wearing the Mount to Coast R1 for 90% of my mileage and wow, the difference is night and day! The cushion is amazing and you still get great energy return. I'm well over 300 miles in these shoes in the last few months and they still feel very supportive without feeling stiff. But also cushioned without being sloppy. If you do speed work that is much faster than your training pace I'd recommend a second shoe that has a lower cushion stack. But I've done speed work in the R1 and they work well for that too.

Mount to Coast R1 is an amazing shoe. I've got 400 miles on mine in the last 3-4 months and I wear them to work about half the time so there is even more mileage on them from walking around work. The cushion is holding up beautifully, still great energy return and minimal visible wear and tear on the outsole. I have them in all black and they look good with business casual attire.

That’s very much average for a daily trainer that’s actually a good shoe. And this is a very good shoe. You’ll likely get between 600-800 miles out of these compared to the average of about 400-500 miles on most others (maybe less.)

Might as well, I just wish I had a discount code or something because I love the shoes so much I've talked to countless people about them.

Mount to coast R1. Plenty of cushion. No plate. Very customizable fit.

Mount to Coast R1 and you’re sorted. Ticks all the boxes imo.